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MET ALLIC CONDUI T-FOR ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22. 1915.

1,277,550. Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

ANDREW J. 00141:, COLLEGE FOINT, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO EMPIRE ART l I v Q METAL 00., KING, A CORPORATION OF NEW YO.v

' TMLIG COINID'UIT FOB. ELECTRICAL CONDUGTOBS.

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o it known that I, Armxnw J. Conner-L,

I a citizenof'the United States, and a resident of College Point, in the county of Queens and State of'New York, have invented certain-new and usefullmprovements in Metallic Conduits for Electrical Conductors, of which the. following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements 'in metallic conduits for electrical conductors. -By the use of my invention I provide,

first, a metallic receiving'conduit adapted to receive andpartially inclose electrical conductors, a clipadapted to engageand interlock with suitable grooves formed on the inner surface of the conduit body for the purpose of supporting the electrical conductors within said body and preventing displacement thereof when, for example,

. the body is attached tothe ceiling of a building, and the cover removed therefrom; and a cover having inwardly extending spring flangesadapted to clip over and interlock with cooperating resilient flanges on said body portion to completely inclose the conductors and to keep sa d conductors and conduit body .free from dust.

In the accompanying drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several vlews,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conduit embodying my invention, a part of the coverbeing removed to show the position of electrical conductors within the same;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of efe now to these drawings, 1 indicates a'conduit body bent up from a single, strip of sheet metal to form a substantially flat abutting or attaching ortion 2, which portion is usually attache by screws 3 or the like to a ceiling 4 of a building or other structure, and sides 5 extending out- 'wardly on opposite sides of said abutting 1 sitely-disposed bends to provide on the inner portion and formed with compound opposurface of the said sides, seats for a series of interior conductor-supporting clips 6 and also to provide resilient arc-shaped flanges" alon the marginal edges of said sides, over whic flanges and engaging the outer surface thereof a cover- 7 having similarl shaped coiiperating resilient flanges 7-- a "?Specifi.cation ofietters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, .Wlld.

Application filed June 22, 1916. Serial No, 105,180.

' To all concern: is adapted to seat. In the preferred form,

of my invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the sides 5 are bent in compound oppositely- I disposed curves to provide intermediate arcshaped portlons 5 and marginal arc-shaped flanges 5 extending parallel thereto. In

said form, the interme ing' ofarc-shape marginal flanges 6 or interior conductor-support clips 6 within latearc-shaped portlons 5 are adapted to permit the seatthe same without afl'ecting t e resilience of they are simply forced inwardly at suitable points along said conduit body and the flanges 6 will interlock with and seat within the arc-shaped intermediate portions 5 of said conduit body. Obviously the electric conductors 10 will thus be supported and securely retained within said conduit body independently of the cover7 and without in any way aflecting the resilience of the marginal flanges 5 over which the cover 7 will then be applied. Furthermore because of the resilience of both the marginal flanges of the cover and conduit body, the cover may be readily applied but will be firmly held in placewhen so applied.

Having described. my invention, I claim: In a conduit for electric conductors, the combination with a conduit body formed of a single strip of sheet metal, having a substantially flat attaching portion and side ortions ex ending outwardly therefrom ent in the form of a com ound curve to provide intermediate .arc-s aped portions adjacent to said attaching portion and resilient arc-shaped flanges along the marginal edges of such side portions, a series of supporting clips each comprising a bridging portion, and elongated inwardly extending portions substantially co-nsive in length with the sides of, said conduit body and having resilient arc-shaped marginal flanges ered between the flanges ofthe clips and i adapted to seat upon the inner surfaces of In witness whereof I have signed my name the saidintermediate arc-shaped portions to the foregoing specification in the presence of said side portions, and a oover having of two subscribing witnesses. arc-shaped marginal flanges adapted to re- ANDREW JPCONN ELL. 5 sili ently engage and interlock at the outer side of the arc-shapedlmarginal flanges of said side portions.

Witnesses:

ANNA SCHMIDT, GRACE DARCY. 

